Average power rating of opponents played: NORTHWESTERN 28.7, MINNESOTA 22.2

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

NORTHWESTERN - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Rushing

Passing

TO

Rushing

Passing

TO

9/1/2012

@ SYRACUSE

42-41

W

2

W

53.5

O

40-124

22-32-213

1

30-126

44-65-470

3

9/8/2012

VANDERBILT

23-13

W

3

W

54.5

U

46-191

17-31-133

0

34-101

17-33-217

2

9/15/2012

BOSTON COLLEGE

22-13

W

-4

W

55

U

60-293

30-40-267

2

21-25

24-44-291

1

9/22/2012

S DAKOTA

38-7

W

-28.5

W

-

53-277

12-15-131

0

23-51

17-33-189

1

9/29/2012

INDIANA

44-29

W

-11.5

W

60.5

O

58-394

23-35-310

3

28-159

22-39-266

1

10/6/2012

@ PENN ST

28-39

L

3

L

49

O

25-112

21-36-135

1

48-161

35-51-282

1

10/13/2012

@ MINNESOTA

10/20/2012

NEBRASKA

10/27/2012

IOWA

11/10/2012

@ MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Rushing

Passing

TO

Rushing

Passing

TO

8/30/2012

@ UNLV

30-27

W

-9.5

L

52.5

O

46-209

17-30-269

2

37-159

16-35-116

3

9/8/2012

NEW HAMPSHIRE

44-7

W

-12

W

-

52-240

11-14-172

1

32-68

19-36-163

2

9/15/2012

W MICHIGAN

28-23

W

-3

W

55.5

U

43-180

13-24-217

2

38-165

24-44-209

1

9/22/2012

SYRACUSE

17-10

W

3

W

54

U

41-106

16-30-231

0

33-122

21-31-228

4

9/29/2012

@ IOWA

13-31

L

6

L

46

U

32-102

20-33-197

4

25-182

18-31-192

0

10/13/2012

NORTHWESTERN

10/20/2012

@ WISCONSIN

10/27/2012

PURDUE

11/3/2012

MICHIGAN

11/10/2012

@ ILLINOIS

KEY GAME INFORMATION

NORTHWESTERN: The Wildcats were second in the Big Ten last year with 470 total YPG, and they should be near the front of the pack again this year. QB Kain Colter was decent in his time starting last year (6 pass TD, 1 INT; 654 rush yds, 9 TD): he's another dual threat QB and whose running skills will team with sophomore RB Treyvon Green's (362 yds, 4 TD) to will tire out opposing defensive lines. Northwestern also should have solid play from its wide receivers this year. Defensively, the team is stacked with talent at linebacker, but has little depth at the other positions. It was a long 2011 season on the defensive side of the ball last year (408 YPG allowed), and if nobody is able to provide stability on the defensive line or in the secondary, it could be more of the same in 2012.

MINNESOTA: The Golden Gophers had a difficult first year under head coach Jerry Kill, but things should go a lot smoother this time around. QB MarQueis Gray has all the tools to be an effective player in an offense that desperately needs him. Gray is a dual threat who will likely lead Minnesota in both passing and rushing in this coming season. The team lacks talent at both the RB and WR positions. Defensively, leading tackler Mike Rallis (83 tackles) returns, but outside of him, there isn't much to get excited about. This team had a lot of trouble stopping opponents last year (31.7 PPG allowed), so it's hard to be optimistic about the fact that they return six defensive starters.